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RIDDLE

WHY DO DRAGONS GO TO SLEEP IN THE DAYTIME? SO THEY CAN FIGHT NIGHTS

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Keyword(s): ANIMAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: UNKNOWN

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RIDDLE

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LBJ AND LSD?
ONE'S A DOPE AND ONE'S A DRUG.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Keyword(s): JOHNSON, LYNDON B. ; UNITED STATES PRESIDENT

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 10-25-1967

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RIDDLE

WHY IS BASEBALL SIMILAR TO PANCAKES?
THEY BOTH NEED GOOD BATTERS.

Submitter comment: FROM A CLASSMATE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Keyword(s): FOOD SPORT

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-12-1967

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FIT FOR A KING

WHAT KING DO TWO FULL GLASSES AND AN EMPTY ONE REMIND YOU OF?
KING PHILUP THE THIRD.

Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS RIDDLE FROM "BABE" KOZLOWSKI WHEN I WAS ABOUT
10 YEARS OLD( C 1935 ). "BABE" WAS THE SON OF THE LADY FROM
WHOM MY PARENTS BOUGHT A HOME

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PHILIP PERSONAL NAME ; PUN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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DON'T BANK ON IT

WHAT DO THEY CALL A MISCARRIAGE IN CZECHOSLOVAKA?
A CANCELLED CZECH ( CHECK)

Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS JOKE SOMETIME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PUN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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NO SELF-CONTROL

WHY IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SURROUNDED BY WATER?
SHE RAISED HER HAND, BUT THE TEACHER SAID NO.

Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS, AND HAVE REPEATED IT A GREAT MANY TIMES SINCE,
IN HIGH SCHOOL--SOMETIME BETWEEN 1940 AND 1943

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): HISTORICAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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EMPTY

WHY IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SO HOLLOW?
YOU WOULD BE TOO, IF YOU HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO A NATION,

Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS WHEN I WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL
SOMETIME BETWEEN 1940 AND 1943

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): HISTORICAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE

KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
DUKE
DUKE WHO?
DUKE THE BELLS A RINGING FOR HOLLY

Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; KEATING SCHOOL

Keyword(s): DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY (?) ; NAME

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-28-1967

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JOKE

WHAT DID ONE TREE SAY TO THE OTHER TREE?
LEAVE

Submitter comment: HE LEARNED IT FROM STEVE SELIG AT A PLEDGE MEETING.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): PUN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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RIDDLE QUESTION

WHAT WORD STARTS WITH F AND ENDS IN U-C-K?
FIRETRUCK

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): OBSCENE IMPLICATION ; PRETENDED OBSCENE ; SPELLING

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question
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Date learned: 00-00-1967

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KNOCK KNOCK JOKE

KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
DWAYNE
DWAYNE WHO?
D'WAIN THE BATHTUB. I'M DROWNING.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE

Keyword(s): NAME

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 03-10-1967

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RIDDLE

WHAT IS THE GREATEST BUS IN THE WORLD?
COLUMBUS

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): HISTORICAL ; NAME HISTORICAL FIGURE

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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RIDDLE

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST BOW IN THE WORLD?
A RAINBOW

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): PUN

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-16-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT'S WHITE, HAS ONE HORN AND GIVES MILK?
A MILK TRUCK

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): ANIMAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

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RIDDLE

WHAT'S BLACK WITH GREEN FURRY LEGS AND ORANGE DOTS?
I DON'T KNOW, WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW EITHER BUT IT'S CRAWLING ON YOUR BACK.

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): COLOR

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-15-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT IS THE SMALLEST ROOM IN THE WORLD?
A MUSHROOM

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): VEGETABLE

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-15-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO RAISE STRAWBERRIES?
WITH A SPOON

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): EATING ; FRUIT

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-15-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT IS BLACK AND BLUE AND GOES DING-DONG?
A BEAT UP AVON LADY RINGING THE DOORBELL.

Data entry tech comment: AVON LADIES SELL COSMETICS DIRECTLY TO HOMES.

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): COLOR ; COMMERCIAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-15-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHICKEN THAT GOT RUN OVER BY THE LAWNMOWER?
HE BECAME SHREADED TWEAT

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; CEREAL

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-17-1965

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RIDDLE

WHAT DID THE SALAD SAY TO THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR?
CLOSE THE DOOR I'M DRESSING.

Where learned: SAINT LEONARD SCHOOL ; DETROIT, ASSUMED

Keyword(s): PUN ; VEGETABLE

Subject headings: RIDDLE -- Riddle Question

Date learned: 11-17-1965

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